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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2014, 3:46 AM CDT for 20 counties in Tennessee; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 15, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2014, 3:46 AM CDT (08:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2014, 7:53 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
All 22 counties
Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 230 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 891 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
702 WWUS74 KMRX 150846 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 446 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS TODAY... ...WIDESPREAD HARD AND KILLING FREEZE LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY... ...FREEZING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE IS ANTICIPATED MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NCZ060-061-TNZ087-151700- /O.UPG.KMRX.FZ.A.0003.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.140415T1200Z-140416T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK 446 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-151700- /O.UPG.KMRX.FZ.A.0003.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.140415T1200Z-140416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 446 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-151700- /O.UPG.KMRX.FZ.A.0003.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 446 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EVENT...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ TNZ012-013-035-081>086-098>102-151700- /O.UPG.KMRX.FZ.A.0003.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.140415T1200Z-140416T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...WARTBURG... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 446 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S AND LOW 30S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ014-036>040-067>071-073-151700- /O.UPG.KMRX.FZ.A.0003.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ CLAIBORNE-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE- LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 446 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
146 WWUS74 KMRX 151438 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1038 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS TODAY... ...WIDESPREAD HARD AND KILLING FREEZE LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY... ...FREEZING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT IS GENERATING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE IS ANTICIPATED MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NCZ060-061-TNZ087-152245- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK 1038 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE MOVING INTO THE REGION...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-152245- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 1038 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE MOVING INTO THE REGION...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER AND GUSTS. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-152245- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1038 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * EVENT...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ TNZ012-013-035-081>086-098>102-152245- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140416T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...WARTBURG... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 1038 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S AND LOW 30S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ014-036>040-067>071-073-152245- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ CLAIBORNE-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE- LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 1038 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$
412 WWUS74 KMRX 151926 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 326 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID EVENING... ...WIDESPREAD HARD AND KILLING FREEZE LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY... ...FREEZING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT IS GENERATING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BROUGHT MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE IS ANTICIPATED MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NCZ060-061-TNZ087-160330- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK 326 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-160330- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 326 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER AND GUSTS. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-160330- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 326 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * EVENT...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ TNZ012-013-035-081>086-098>102-160330- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140416T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...WARTBURG... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 326 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S AND LOW 30S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ014-036>040-067>071-073-160330- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ CLAIBORNE-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE- LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 326 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$
489 WWUS74 KMRX 160053 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 853 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...WIDESPREAD HARD AND KILLING FREEZE LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY... ...FREEZING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A HARD FREEZE IS ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-161000- /O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 853 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * EVENT...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ015>017-042-044-046-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008- 161000- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.A.0004.140417T0600Z-140417T1300Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE- WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...SNEEDVILLE... ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...COKER CREEK...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 853 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * EVENT...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ TNZ012>014-035>040-067>071-073-081>086-098>102-161000- /O.CON.KMRX.FZ.W.0004.140416T0200Z-140416T1400Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER- HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE... DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 853 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20S AND LOW 30S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO LIKELY. * TIMING...THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...AREA FRUIT TREES ARE BLOOMING...MAKING THEM HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPRING TIME FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CROPS...SUCH AS STRAWBERRIES...ONIONS AND SPINACH ARE ALSO EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THESE SUBFREEZING CONDITIONS. AREA GROWERS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THEIR CROPS. ADDITIONALLY...A WIDESPREAD FROST COULD DAMAGE OR KILL ANY FLOWERING PLANTS OR OTHER TENDER VEGETATION...IF THEY ARE NOT COVERED OR TAKEN INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS MAY KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT ARE LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 15, 3:22 AM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 3:22 AM CDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
422 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)...MAIN RAINS HAVE STAYED WELL
SOUTH...SO WILL FOCUS MAINLY ON THE POST-FRONTAL TEMPERATURES AND
WIND.
UPGRADING TO FREEZE WARNING FOR TONIGHT FOR ENTIRE AREA. CHATTANOOGA
AIRPORT MAY ONLY GET TO 30-32 DEGREES WITH WIND BLOWING ACROSS CITY
HEAT ISLAND...BUT OTHER PARTS OF THE SUBURBS WILL LIKELY GO DOWN
INTO THE UPPER 20S...SO THINK WARNING FOR EVEN SOUTHERN AREAS LOOKS
GOOD.
AS THE COLD AIR POURS INTO THE REGION...WIND CHILL VALUES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE IN THE 30S IN THE VALLEY AND IN THE
20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. TIMING NOT VERY GOOD FOR SNOW...NOT MUCH
MOISTURE LEFT AROUND BY THE TIME THE COLDER AIR HITS. WILL HAVE
SOME FLURRIES MENTIONED IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...BUT NO
ACCUMULATION INCLUDED.
WILL GO WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PLATEAU AND EASTERN
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY WHERE THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BE TIGHTER.
.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PRODUCE ANOTHER GOOD NIGHT OF RADIATIONAL COOLING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SHELTERED VALLEYS. MIN TEMPERATURES WILL
DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA/NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND
CHEROKEE AND CLAY COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. WILL ISSUE A FREEZE
WATCH FOR THESE AREAS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING.
A LESS AMPLIFIED UPPER FLOW PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD WITH A SERIES OF FAIRLY FAST MOVING SHORT-WAVE
EJECTING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES/OHIO VALLEY
FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SURFACE RIDGING INTO THE
GULF OF MEXICO THIS WEEK WILL LIMIT NORTHWARD MOISTURE RETURN. THE
LIMITED BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS STAYING GENERALLY NORTH
OF THE AREA WILL KEEP CHANCES OF RAIN IN LOW CHANCE VARIETY WITH
BEST CHANCES NORTH AND MOUNTAINS
NEXT AREA OF INTEREST WILL BE DEVELOPING CYCLOGENESIS OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AS ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE EJECT EASTWARD. THE GFS AND
ECMWF DISAGREE ON EVOLUTION OF THIS WAVE WITH THE ECMWF A LITTLE
STRONGER. WILL INCLUDE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY...BUT OVERALL MODELS ONLY DEPICT A FAIRLY WEAK WAVE FOR NOW.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 52 30 62 35 / 30 0 0 0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 50 29 61 34 / 50 0 0 0
OAK RIDGE, TN 49 28 61 33 / 50 0 0 0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 53 26 60 29 / 70 0 0 0
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY.
TN...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-HANCOCK-
HAWKINS-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST GREENE-SEVIER
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST
MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-WASHINGTON TN.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EDT /9 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN-MEIGS-MORGAN-NW
BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE-
NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-RHEA-ROANE-SCOTT TN-
SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION-
WASHINGTON TN-WEST POLK.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-JOHNSON-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
/7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR BLEDSOE-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-EAST
POLK-HAMILTON-MARION-MCMINN-MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
RHEA-SCOTT TN-SEQUATCHIE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK.
VA...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR LEE-RUSSELL-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-WISE.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
FOR LEE-RUSSELL-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-WISE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 3:43 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 443 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-160845- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- 443 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN...SUCH AS NEWFOUND GAP AND HIGH KNOB. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE COLDER AIR THAT FILTERS INTO THE REGION BEHIND THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR AND CALM CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY TO RESULT IN A WIDESPREAD FREEZE AND FROST TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN AND TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION. A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED AREA- WIDE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THE COLDER AIR WILL REMAIN FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER FREEZE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:46 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:46 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 29 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.